Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church. Board of World Missions.

The Hong Kong Lutheran Missions Conference grew out of the need to coordinate Lutheran missions efforts following the dispersion of much of the Chinese work from mainland China to Hong Kong and Taiwan between 1948 and 1951. Several meetings were held by mission heads and superintendents, and in November of 1952 rules were drawn up and officers elected. Participating in this organization were the American Lutheran Mission (United Lutheran Church in America); Christian Mission to Buddhists; Church of Sweden Mission; Finnish Missionary Society; Lutheran Augustana Mission; Lutheran Board of Mission (Lutheran Free Church); Lutheran United Mission; Norwegian Lutheran Mission; and the Norwegian Missionary Society.

Officers were president, vice-president, (later chairman and vice-chairman), secretary, treasurer, and statistician, with these officers serving as an Executive Committee to conduct business between annual meetings. The following served as president or chairman: John L. Benson, 1952- 1953; Arthur Olson, 1954-1956; Harold H. Martinson, 1957-1961; Erling Helland, 1961-[n.d.]. Although it was an organization composed of missionaries, it worked toward the goal of becoming advisor to the indigenous church rather than attempting to control it.

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